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ISSUE No. 115 
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Canny CPC users (fmjw wt*r& to gal ifw 
hgrtJ- amj software tfiey want and for a e«i4 
prKe> leo. David Crflflkes Cuts out the 
««iliision ard frustratiafl and l?ad^ ywi ta 

the Murces of the h^st CPC baigaoifc 




17 Who ore you? 
(Tlie 199SiUI 
reoder surveyl 

Mqr? Tsin^v^l FeiMr Tedny T^K? iLaM 
machne code? We asfc the quesxicw^ Y w 
giv« u$ th$ ansiVH^. h«n«stly, accurately 
an^ in your own time. We tesm more sb^ut 
ymi. Sa ymi get a custamisei] magazme and 
,as if that^s net rew»d SKm^h - jpou coukt 
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20 COMPETITION! 

, Let yflurCPCtwafihehnjirt ofyourwoni 
processing burden with tha BrtfrtWcrd pia 
B/vnW<ird it a bytford foir quality w«r<t 
prnc^ung and yau could win the £J?te iWwfc tf 
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wtiat you m^an by dddine 
pirtur^ ta y6bF pldte. 
Designed tor tfisc ufcrs but tipe 
typH can iis« ^ (4o, WSettrtr y«u 
haive 12SK, e4K or the multlface 
, iSaK or ^ wrsjons, no mattcrt 
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3 Wkof s happeniiig 

CPC news. AIM. 'at Ikj^th;' with M snti 
AA readers en the interflei. 

4 RcKKtion 

Lfrlters, e^n the odd sentence. ■ 

5 Serious action! 

We'vB Rot rt t3p«). For s«u. 

7 Amscene Directory 

The AA guide to wtio's who and where. 

Want tc tw in tht knoiw* Slarl here. 

15 Cfassifieds 

Vou've got it, someone, samewtiere, 
warns rt. Yod vtasit It? Someone's gat it. 

20 Competition! 

A BranWard £Mie Ifert W fiOM AtMTLire 
needs a new 4]wnef . -Could it be yott? 

24 Bock issues 

IndisDensatile and m^pensiuie. tf you 
missed out the 1irsi:time all Is not lost. 

Serious stuff 

W Basically BASIC 

File Siesta, Three lypes of CPC fifes. 

16 Assembly line 

Richard Fairhurst goes loopy - all in the 
inieie^t* of CPC resesfith, of iwsn. 

19lianlwore 

You can ia«n end screw until 
youYe i\ck, vrimg a Vidi Di£ltis«r, 
Richard Wddey cm the shots. 

21 Dftcliy forum 

Is the heat on? Ricfiard Fairhurst can 
«hrtje- Need to improi^ ytJur 
connectiQAS? Richard can Iwld, 

Leisure xone 

6 Public imag« 

Does Finger Print make its mark? Do 
Ram&ase v4.6 and Dave's ffeuse count 
for arrj^hinft? Keili Wottds is the judge. 

9 Further reading 

News and rewewi fromi the CFC 'zine 
scene. AIm, 'A Rmgh Qindc to Pictures', 



AA1 16 on solof 

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foFtwarc indistry. K ;« nm by (he petite al Pnsin PO 
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jay^a ^fWiiHmjift. K is based oo it-e PSO, the 
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nie PSO flnts to f empw the sprciHl of 
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p3S« to 1!H pQtce'. delate mf cgmcunK sysvected 
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At MEMS, foi^ M denos wd ifedtays tram 
It* wofkTs (eartna kit (Dsufacturefs and ^so from 
the dbslhtouliars, 

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WACCIforfreo 

Cafl*i»Soft IS offering a free copy q( WMCCf to ocv^ 
aisij3(in«f s buying spltvinar«, Mo minimun pjichds« 
ii rtttessa^y. 

DE5 yov or OESn't you? 

CampufSoSt \% oflerinj two free DCS prograns lo 
DES RCW cwners. Send 3 *sc. SAEyjiftv 8aB. and 
state whedwf ijou viant fJve sueen gratfier C^rmj-a 
or Wt ifjfiking s«i)M editor £fec Fditor, (The isiief 
i'S very iHMre^iit and isn't MJiuble tor tKiginderf.) 

No wairing 

Tlic cighi soc kei (>ctj Mn upftf 9de to a I S'^ocket 
versJon, taterlflOMbox ffon? Campur^fltt enMites 
instant access to jmir praaranvtrofirfflris so notV 
on(y does A save yioj tin* btit it reduces w?ar wi : 
youf hat d dme, too. ' 

ft ROMwn is a pppgram encoder 00 a cJ*q so 
ytKj onily need to Kcess your disc whe^ ssiuing or 
loadiftg a [Ufttcalar dataf^. 

Plote ttiflt to wcf k wtii a ROHbo* all CPC Pltis 
(iMchires reflwfe 3 perflsbe* al wJaptor liioit availabla 
ftofn CampufSofl). Price i'S^ sAis £? p&p. 
Cvrwurielt to HcUMnh Cwri, IWf Diwk, Obl«i« 
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3-lncih discs for sale 

Oijgiffijl Manell amt Amsoft 3^nch d;scs fof sjle, £25 
ftncl pAp) fM tw *se&. CampurSoft das received a 
flewHMnsignmcnt. Nuntjefi are, however, liiwted to 
ten discs per person. Frtxn CampurSoA. 
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Write to us at: lleaction, Atnstrad Acfifrit, 30 Monmouth 
5tr««t, Bnth, Avon BA1 3BW or yov con e-motl us at 
aa@fiiturenet.co.uk putting 'reaction' in the subject line. 

Wtb feal 



I iwmte Us y»u tu^geitine ytu tir#at« your own 
AA home page. Now you hxto and fvo tt»6 a 
look dt it (sot 'Comfng te j PC near you', page 
3-Eiii. Ithinli ft It very tfi<i^> <)uile amgiing. in 
f^ct. Esisecially atl the uieluref . So haw abc^ut 
c«v<iriflgthe Tollo^rtg l«pict... 

• Itp-iittt mntii Jtmitrad cpe-foltMjre. 

• iofoimalion oa hw to ilnh a ci« fo a |k 

• inlormdlicn on tlt« nevvosi and biHt 
cpc-ertvulalnrt and tiielr tiit? 
triiip^uinf«.(^msni*Ul«th3.eh 

StoA^. stQwty pteifc. I Mas lutbisti at foreign 
[^ngudges at sclioqt and tr->s kial^s noltiing Pl« 
Engiisl) ij} me, AJi tn^s^ fetters vnShout vovveis, (he 
ampersand.., Ssrio!i.si/ Thqugh, biuu (;haf s gotts be 
fweign or yoiT'd tp Mefbert w ftcflnfiyk [hwl^ ytw, 
TJKMiEh I'm afraid if s Rob, lti« Aft EdilM who taldK 
credit for the i}icl]ur«j end fna Futurenft Oi>)i(K 
EditQf who put ir 0(1 to (ha Web site. 

i1 iffju iooli at me ftiPscenif/Direiiory on page 7 
ycHj'il 5se we ha^ addtd j new s«tion with 
infcyniation abfti! ftP'&<t«s For cpc'rc^lcd issiriis, if 
atiypriE Mnowj g1 arrj rrors. pleas* wri;e in, AA 



Perheps biup cbh help wih ttn nen ofi* - tiw ch at 
the end of his &mati a(Jdre« tsiis mg he'? in 
S->Vit2^Erid vvhicr. ii "sbfosd' M, . 

German-ating ideas? 

i go to Germany every tummet f«r my hofidays 
and it would be nice ta buy Ustns GOrman 
g,9me;. Ifyvu do ^et ea<n«» abroad do IhO'i Sliil 

u*e the narjie Amstred? 
Aiastisir $t6«\/3ft. OuJidee 

IKs okay; we ''re covei^d 

Wli^ not lose more /U-produced pages and 
repface Hieim with tampie lanjinfs photocopidd 
on Vt A5 piaper and inciudisd a% s suppltmant? 

This woutd re&utt in a de^ent-siied magaiifle, 
provide free edvertisinji for fanjjiT«$ and user 
grciups and neduee AA's produclioA costs. 1 
prefer !he coverts pe in it» current form - i 
oorrfplete game plus demos./utilJties more than 
justifies the £2.9S cover* price. 
Mark. Payne, Reddrtclt 

M^rS, iteflki Sof your conMrn about oyr prefimsian 
costs! We are happy to [K^f ish detailj of famines 



ani use? grajps - a [act, any tiuU CPC nfia - d 

01^ Directory (A Mffc 7'<Nhc:^ '«ad«n cantidP huf^ 
u^1&434ie by noo^inc us of cltart^K oroniissionE,. 
And. MidE, |Ott aiiitd Mtiene 10 ftrd ID buy or 

Swap gamti. Ow tt«ler Ms siot a ttss ptace. Ttifs. 
ntoivth if s cfi page IS. You could prvbably trm you.' 
SKvatlWi', not just your Musfc Maltef packa^t! Ttioo^ 
if you s<i to f^ES^S (see page 3) you migHt b« 
insps'ed to Iteep the t^M package, C^n't vouch icif 
y&yr mother, though! AA 

Going up 

I buy your rad rfi^| when I gUt itta iti&rtt^. Wi 
got a 6 L2£ and a GX4000. And I'v^ ton$ of 
cjuestian^ to ask ytiu... 

1 AA i& lRil4 herE in Ireland. Will this fai<;^^ IH 
goin^ down? 

2 \s Trading Post the be£l place lo £61 <;art$. 
Irom? Theyoiyy have 10. 

.3 Do no software hdu'sos make gamas amy 
rfioro? You didn't review any in AAl 12. 
4 I misMd a I«h geod issues;. Have y-ou fiAd ttit 
hardnrarft project io Iha GX4D0O can be 
plugged up to a easMtte recorder?' 

L Voii'maY have the best beer and^^ s«^ acowts 
but you Hid have 21% VAT o«t maga2iri«i ^^trfrr^tt^ 
m iha UKf. .iny.'vay, fster you've been txfltftn j[ Ihe 
truih. i am reliably informed that M c:Q£ts IR£3.32 
not il^£^. Shame on you! Arid as (or going down,, 
Sorry. Fi'om Biis isBue fiA coBis mora (wtt^rever you 
buy 10 - 4p ift she UK, so iround 7p in Eire. 

2 Carts art hare! !o get hold of. Try ^Vizard arid 
Computer Cawern (s*e Amscene Directory, ssge 7]. 

3 It's down Jo independent siliuff, I'm afrjid, 
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sn h4 CFC. At th« btck. od Nj wArdrcbt ej 1« old 
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vwiouj uvers run* been wMk^ feMurcf to 
ovefcome proiMems ttiey've eiie«inter«t, tu msJie 
J?4inbDie cne d ihe tmH fixiy-i'^.aiuriJd jnti bug-lree 
proErAnnj wiilaMt in the public dcunim lodsy. 

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yov uft civose «(itei« to itscn 4W 
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leactaTt ihem. The lodi either gei dw MRt rKBfi or 
Mfong - Ihene's no liy agaaf ofiaian, 
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■y Ten Daan (lM^(t| 

Icfli D^af?'^ lottg xtatdng 'd'S' ' ' "js never 

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bKatoe MiTtr ol tlte pfose 1 contpos tvont sutf 
moil tastes, n doe^ have one wtaUe AstncbDO, 
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•^•^hiiOie fr« soKvt'are wtMih a nc^fdid hcnjeU. 
fNr Saran and £)i9o<n an bH' ol the nwr* 
-■f resting games Tom hss produced 
• .;-illy,. 

Doom 

Jttt CPC t\M hadOionaty be^sdDCMMied tv many 
eood Quabty PD aduenbM'es rram the Mkei of Sanpn 
AMfy or AA BtjcMey, but unHorbmtriy itH <s no 
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(ti rtif th* wee of sss^WJce? - EdI. 

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thv 2Q secerids? Wittout uhng I'DTCiHuI f»<4n$? 

• You ixlilisti a fstume with only ten, 5irigl»£>de<} 
pi|e$ 9nd 1i> ihem with noawi^ txT nit)bisit. 

• You pftKidy elmn that ypur f^z^e li liencr in^n 
[he resf and justify ihis. b^- s^aying It is bcilliar.t 
b«tduse 'puf graphic u(iai)iM)es jre eood' (wiiKti 
rn«aiti dvy uk $QiTie p^ftty picture 'rM^ich shiMci 
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onJy ihii twt wu eni(!ii»<» ow i*ct ltv»r ysju hjve 
lots of $onts 2nd r«cksn ^ this, ^t^fnwnt JT«aeis 
Bw (jniine li so pfiw<«* Chjrt it shoUW bc^ch or 
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cocy tirt'iw teen 

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ttta Etc Eirtinatcir cmr Ui(A M w4 
nick Ihem. RgW- To rnahe 1 gisod 
amprtaion on ) f evtewer, y«u ^on^i 
■isiiwte Ew's sthiel, do yo^ 

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jtitcJei and a prvniM cf 

10 the* oiw, I -suppose. 
Ajiywiy. 10 U» nemews, , 

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sontjbllii^, S*X)eiiativfl 
pwcgi ol apnoei on TAis TNr 
fat, .SBvrt (ikHV Soccer and 
C^vanKM. At the rr/««s arc 



to pictures 

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ttmi dM it «W* dtp art »i ap tbMluti (lod 
•Od «M l>*4Mn «h^ i«At« fihiiM «dFt«t« 
wordiQ 0tH wrt of fltct 

TTi« trJll4nC4 b*r>*«tf1 tlv *r1 tfld tMt IMI 

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OMT an«4>v LIh* a lot of Mwr 'Jkni, 
EJlFtliMtor. [r«¥t*in4 4a ItiH iue«) tu« t» 
much cSp wl and Ihh Jm an unffMH^U* 
rfTect bKHH« it STHcki o( l<zineu. AnftHidy 
cai prsducc a faujiw Ilk* lh« «w b«lin« l«ft hi 
■HMtor an iMur md pnpli btirudsd pajntig lor 
fiSiTHritwig like ihjt. 

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PimprptsM flnd , uidnp 5HlfT «nd COPY, dnw 
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ID ba 1: lip art. Ihin'l prsiE SHIFT and COPY 
mice, though, at IhJi mil p»rmaEi«iitly Ka«p 
dw box on icroen. 

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clwDEO HiB cli]9 art opiiini. Tha pf agram as^E 
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Ara ''files' a) soniAtiiIng you 
tend prisoners in o cake? 
Or, h) a mothoti ol storing 
infOTntation? Angeln Cook 
and Rob Buckley snswer in 
a muttlpJe choice formal. 

Tinere are ftrte ^pes of files on Bie CPC; 

• ^rasrams wriiien in SAStC tn Machiitft Code, 
Hliich are nnnmiilly Called by using the 
RUNflL£N*WE" rtirnmjn((; 

• taftary da(3, whicti bs juit a long list of date in byte 
tomii Th<! IS n^nngily uMd t9 sjve: ()) tht 
Gusttmjlan tuomea Wtt tfog, Of (2J efsphci jnd 
65nie in^rmstiOn. An eiornplg d ttiis 15 how to load 

and S4W i strMn. T& save a Ms stiwn out type: 

SW,VETlLENftME-, b^ACOMiSFfF, 

To call It ^iiV. cm u/een, 

LOADTa.ENAME'J,S!C{)00 

4 another method o'' Jtoring. di^ta -ma mprf 
Dndered and readable fcimi than i straigfil WmJi q< 
data, and that i? krtiai this article eoficentrales an. 

Otnrihe p^st fe^ rmontlis you ha^ b^en u^iiig; 
1 Cbi^'SfKjt cream, Of ; 
' 2 strings and variables, and s«ing haw Ihese rnight 
t)g ti^^d in a d^t^basQ. ivord processor wd ^an an 
adventure game. However, ante tht coinpuigr ps 
iwitolMd off you havo losi all tlw infamnalim, 

Tli^nkfully, she CF% beiitg K lantaslic aj i! is, 
gives jftj a saving Ability. Iry typing 1hi5 - IhcuJgJii b* 



Nine reasons NOT 
to be a programmer 

I y*M «re eflntfaetujiily bsuni ts i**w i^ 

Mttilliti T-Shirt, 

5 Ynii must grow your itair re-ally long \Wlrafs 

wrong wjtfr Iftjt? - Simon]. 

i Your jeans rtevelDp (ifriBS withih dayB frf you 

learnFriE AEsembiy languagie. 

4 All pndgramniers musl blu&h when Ihe 
oppaslta jEic are menlioned. 

■j When y<iu ^ft ta part|<K, ««fvlHKly ilMl*S 
you, and you hava ta ait iri the kihltan telling 
juiyMdy Vfh» plHti MSut yOw I440H 
:o«npr«wion routine, 

5 Ewryflunc y«u de bKonttt rtvolMioiury. 

for ticlmqila, 'tfi a briikl-ne« way ol gjcrinf; to 

(he iai*f or 111 a I*™ Hstd ct pirkHte l^va 

de'JEfitiJ, OTficerf 

7 Ycur face truplt like Mount Vasunus. 

3 Old ^diel lilc pity en yatj and otter you 

th(i»ricalan llwbui. 

^ Vou must moke up a FTH:iinln];lv$( 

proEfimmlnB pseudonym for younelf.. 



si^e to haw a (tsc -w" ■ "e 

fl«Of 1} and Ptay buttons praised toAn! , 

IB DCFSI'Mut is tWf atiK'.HiMti 

^ Of OnvrXtiiii . INF > :? IiINIti. Hu* t :CU>1ie*T 

fMi Uiis. *ftd tfitfi tn« fivi/iKDfiKitiiiiiiiii, Hia 

the m^thitv* (foe i 'setl i*5*f heW *»wn CONTftOl 
sue! SHIFT, pes ESCAPD, reswui Die Espe and type: 

m tfENItl'KtAr.IHr!lividtn,llu(liCLO$£IH 

M you have done )vef e, is to save a p#ce Qif 

mfonnatiofi: Hovhtvcr. you can slof-c yifuafe bts^ 
inforniatwi an ^ one ftle, rvd then caD H>em bfck 
lAlHin needed, though yctj need to cal th«m b«4i h 
!tie torrect ofdef . F» e?(an^; 

IS OriNDUT 

as OPENIN 
a»SEIH 

lMi«n you rvi 1. ttus progrinn caiuses an enror, since 

■ywi hare tried to; 

1 txjiHKe w (he lieybMrd, Or: 

2 resd bacK (he data in line 20 in Ifie wong order. 
In cittw' wyds, *e iWUTtJ in lir* 20 should in 

foUuttWl by the wme ibti fomist; Jtrlng. Stnnf, 

&1iinE and injmber. 
Ttie carrecl line is: 

9 CPffllH'PHftMHMIHiflWIttJHiEKaj 

YOU itiav ttc/iit thjE tf (lu erti«f a icic wtah hss 
la-ed a comnu. 1 ,1 tvh^iEeiwr c^me jftef A tai be& 
b&t. TNs is due to tl« way that BASIC hanAK 
riguli. and to eet HOuod ihs. you have to rtfiiKe 
both PF^NTfl9 and INPUT iwih rww commjndJ. 
Firstly, rap'ac* all PfilNTfl9 with 'bVfilTE#9, 
fJFUT#9 ild INPUT with Liri£ INPUTif*! and LINE 
tf^PUT respsctively, Ihis s demonstrated in Hw 
short listinB below, 

Uiiis is 3 simple line, wMi a comma in iff) 
JS CWSIMT 

H«/e's 3 small cr&iram thst isis y*ij- 
ifntt i name ari leKoiiiwe nunsbtr. 
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1 sto(^,Or: 

2 da Ihe hcowmE. 

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il you liA« Utr^KKJt on. |tv M«tA ll^ral; the bottcai 

of the MfWn "E jlS* ■> yfttf-tas*, ind » cm, 

laFwy^tt AilrMftfty cjisy I0 ui^ And, Hie ixMh 
grunWofcT and PH!>r<?Jif , tonw wWv i3 lUtof Me lo (each 
ytm ttie Controls and dlu hew h) use Uie pschsjie 

One Ifiing I rJTVer rwlised until rwently 15 (tial 
faswoftf pifli « lard return af ilw end a) each line, 



I am definitely of flhe 
view that Tasvrard is a 
giant after all 



Ttm fMfcn A ttnc4jll b transfer Id otiw wird 
p(QC«ijars Inet Iful !w woAf iw* iD - f- 
SqrtwfuJ w DTP pKlaies We* iw r^ 



TAS-SPELL 



THcipcHlnflCh«hcr 




as Stew Ptess, UicioOesigtim RicMrd 

Anolfwr Ifw^ vitiich 0lea»Kt me an 
T^smqhI, e |h# iii«fiM {ipticm fijr Mtftng, 
sflVMf atd otlwf ttimg!. Ihi^ re «iJlrAiietv ti^W 
enecuted, and simDie. cue of tfiG mwty good 
poinls erf Ifi* tiroa'affi: However, yov cjn't fl| 
Jl tut tmth n w^moty. w your ((wiini«nt^ 
art tnttud ro hemnuKh ej Mt In RAM ofla 
tewrtvidhHtdMct itsciH- Aj](i(Atc»<isc ' 



AjMil 1 •»*»'; 



fWOIfi PROCESH 



t 



Wkere to 90... 

Am^r Lid (PrcrtiiT, £29.3e. dl» Wt4y,} lJIK«if\ 
Roid, PfltarbdFogeh PEl 3HA 
w 01 T33 MM»/Iii; 01 733 eTJW 
VYTE^STIHC f ACT: An»r |»n>duced th« 
AMSmtkO NC-liOa and NC-ZOO softvirv 
loiccpl nw spfticMwat and gMH). 
erunrtiPs Saftwiirt: |dnAillV4<1f fiOM M^rk M 

Cl««tO<i-«n-ui.. Eiiei C016 9LS 
!> 01 2SS 362308. 9«n-5pRt 
irdTRES^TViG FftCT: a PCW ««wn of 

BnotWerd wdt b«e(tn, but n«v»r nnltlwd, 
Camp«rt«ft; ArL>Pif,j)r (prolwl #nh»ne*r|[, 
£14.'»9 di$C ROM £34,99] 10 Mclntch^ Cuurt, 
Wflllp^rk, GliEsgciwGai 2HW 
n 0141 554 4736i/faic OHl 227 4M6 
IPTTERESTiniS FACT: th«ri ir« > 0lin2( tfvfl... 

rn-iip*'!. £24.H. halh dac onl]ri, SpHnsnckl 

HouM, Hyde T«rrac«. Leetli LSZ 9I.K 

9 0113 24:^301 

llfTERESTiriC FACT; AM!$THAD apprQached 

r^Mi^n V> pr<K)uC4 Am jw^nt civtn b«tOr* tht 

4^ was- r*l*i*etf, 

Ne«S«r S#ft*»re (Jd (JtewWwrf, i49.95 pkI 

VAT] KenvitHid House, WaHfiam RoAd, 

Bof fhjfn. E-issx CW3 3AX 

n- 01 245 4 65&05/TM 01245 4t5Sl 5 




TASWORO 
6128 



V «^Wrf/^fO<r,.«, 






, becBifie if5 also only BifSiiaWe r ROM. 

^hmfi h^ *? impression IfigtTjswoid w« » 

ap ptete cJ soHware ttuj dnJnt resty Ms1»t* Hs 
isi;etice- Mmv l am flafeiiety o3 the new itijt-JEi^ — - 
i a gi\»n\ aJt«r di, jfKf that 4 n ccsmpar jU« ft 
oieitaidflfwiWwcr. wthilmcKtas rn«iv| 
nki features The on^ Itiing wtiich lets if dijim. ; 

7fl*5P«9 t mendoned tls^ to Bt*in Ttwmsor, [toe> 
0( Ttsman Sofrwaf e. and ofsn he BPO*«d: "Ofttftuft.' 

B^ bit of o bad spell ^ 

Thfj tf*i tiHsai** such*. eij'MQ«t«<«i 1 fiitjsprtiswd. 
{Kit v^o^'t itjrgge^i an sftetnatM*. B you OWKE ywjr 
^r<t yw tlKfl hwe lo gfl back inb ate speiSeT to Uiiy 
, K yOfr^gn BruriH^^ The "Actwisry- comes o 
K, 4<&4 on« juJt. £)l?d Kie Other Gel tlietMv>f - 
■ yw'w tiM rt, you n«l isiii fiet bac* 10 " ' 
^ liave to le*) me kn, ^ 

'- ai me*ft awwl m Uamft}. tm tafB 
, 1 )«fJ »«r*y«?o codd gtuPO equftratertti 
kWfdi lor you. — 



Word associations 

Okijr. W «ibv>«uiET T*j«4fiJ. Ptrat«iit ami 
BrvnWer^ )r>v n«t ttK HMy *wd pr«esswi 

avjiUbie f« the CK. Leak out, jIio. tar... 

Mmv one* It, uctetejiiiy tpttAtnt. an lAtecf iied 

packJH*, tod tmntf, oBi** Bitfigs untiim « twd 
pfTK*(»f . h"» ita* ** iMd- 

Mnd QfUcf t n quite a focd afl-fWMid paduge, 

tLKijArtt f*etiw oii p*6e 15). «»» it in*n be 

HtcreScriviI iuil i»s<4i tiw spiBce it iKcuptrs. n't 
Dn*^ wwTh HI llw nnli you ert "•>«■ rw ewfl E^^ 
ptut out. Nose 61 tte ktjrjsrttws h*** tnriliu^ to 
da wnh ihHr hnction. PetfuiH I am behif « M 
liatifli 4HI It (it » Inn ffiFS ekt jfler allK but I deni 
thMi », WbniSlarini naaiiTit gn Ihc HK CMlix 



nuEhkM' 1 Iew yean bafare. and Arnnwd wjf 

around at !]» tan)* tl<n«! 

Uierftward ii j pregram that ids a bit like 
IrttardStar larfer CP/W V3.0. It met some of *o 
HfordSTar tommand*. liti fwt, t have fftund thai 
rmstmrd Ci'iKettarf *tt b*«e4 on W«r<ll$rar 
[Pmrtutps tWt it IjccauH W#fidSlaf was one al tli» 
ftrti *«ri praceifan, and was pnefly damed goo6 
Inawmdajfilool, 

mcfiimiri aH« ttti t rather enid* 4alab«4> 
but It ih«vt tisel Kdiefrody (M civ« »ntv HvHtghi 

NcwWerrffit 1 F>CW'ba4cd program allidiM 
tirniCHr !d WcrdSfai- ^pcrfiapt nM m mrht ngly, M H 

k 4 mef* pfllrshed vef jion tfioush, and ha* 
tfrcfcana torn* ol tJiB difficultjts rcund on 
WsfdStar. it it- o iwcllj p9««r1ul progratn, and 
r^tatheiy t*ty 10 fi«4 v4«d te. 



BrunVlford 



Snee J wote about *e Bru(*iord f «5 TOM Harh 
B WU H, P3EB IB). * he b«fi Lpdsted. for the 
(]^ k^^DMn read thai teuew bul Isre e ai update 

SruitVorote ei^refne^ fsi and etiiwu- Tit 
seikia^aned BOM n»0(Me aft e»wv titstw 
tecaEtsc-ol thecalnfeadent menoryi iwhicli ^ 
equal tc haw^ a siktfi d« MtJvd en die back 
of yoia teybosd. OtNifiusIr ftuiMtedl dNftS al 
ttie flofmai Motf ote yOL irtMld wpect Fnjm a good 
nonl processor, for epunvte; 

• iusWy: 

• OAaiiUS; 
*r»aitirig tfui; 

• e4ii and paste; 

• delete wofd of sentence; 

• onteddad ciMdrol co4es; 
undftesngqeson--- 

Ipell check it out 

'^' 9jp(ictKC)cef isdnKsentHituftolar^word 
:e;sor; Mtut IS die point of h««i$ one ^ li 
IsiKl. V tvit 91 le»t l«*vM wl^en voa 

■"^1, I* WTUnf ? 



e good tfilng pbovt 
■HjR»-5cnj9'f, is fliHrl you 
don't ltfiv« to tocnre 
the program 



""" ■". H* SrirttMird speiB etwcfcer S 
jr ls( 4iinH(ie PVo^uTs f^itxsiKff ' see 
, BnunSpeUas-ovw 33.000 nw* in 
rVKlDie opiion to make yp 3 custom 
■.aiwtichjigu might sgre nor . ' 
'aci*«t. or J<tys««f(fS 
Htfi^ you (£#, and jrefut already j 
n ihe i3icti(«a(> , sue}* a.%, 
'Pnew)Qoo(Ar«ncrDS«)|)ic 

,1 nofd «i Ihe Oxlffd 

youar^uiingflnse > 

! to 1«C Dwnt; «lKh ,\ 

-Ewttoriiif *' ' 




Otieeilitietl>ai|isH«' 
StnnSpeithu ov^ Rrospe^i. is tiwi yeu can 
choose to TMHSFER the rarrect wwd, so 

dorthwetotypeityowseH- 1 



lllwO*5CVipV 



:ivi [i ihe SirinS^ tfalafuse, Hwe ytw e 
redebie yctir recorcH 10 hew ymi walK iMi 
QOnnple tq ndMfe » msnr fiddi s vou a 
nec«$»iy, and yov (V #» Avar ai of i 
feeaf(te a( oi* m». if iw wp^ to- 

Y(t|j c.an aba iiffi. yicu records ntD UV 
Srv4lM^w«f d CHOCKS* for j«uf tetter a 
vrttstevcF it 1^ yo>j ane writing. Tlv goodtii 
ibout l<i«i>«H*il. is thil you dwX haw to< 
ehe pfogfam to do <t, so (here's njfiwsiet 
h*img tc saw eweivihinE. and so on- 






JU>out the size of It 

Bnf\noi3tidi ittis ot icmts a ai r" — 
^. s>wsand:!h3{MS,AMeeiiPnnier 
\ Pert comes we<tfieiHctaige.^ 

■'■, itiisandlJieniheem»er«fcie--| 

MrtmurtCaBOg deviM for yOor pn'' 

Cwot **l»afea«»es s ** Scnai 
fcnt. mach intedtaraelcrsfta'o w 
4 V » >ixi wttM do ai ngcmjl 
'^"^"" Bm ^ws 4 iWwe «id 
I efteci. and one imtvch athb 



A(Mll l^g^ JUMS-TRADP AC-TIOni 



t f*-e 1x*n u-SKva Protod tor a nmfeer o* 
fiMi, H) I an rt^vfotii jceistonwj tc 
ill but sM( have MivH' read titemvtul. It 
sHs «l i3« tMttbin of Ay drawer ij uie 
jomt«r« near mc «MSnt hwirHMr! is ^ 

arid jti«'i nfiKi. ScKne mafwls «» wf iiteA m 
UK cqtecEstJon Chat ytu have a eftfree in 
scent^ MWtiofl. w«ieoi8«« are » 
jnibtgiioie th4t ^ waAt to lotgM jbout the 



„nnot learn from 
anuals" 




pr^#n slrw|lit way. Tlwrefof*. f am pie»«<f 
19 bt a6l« to report, Umi th* msxol o* ftoteir 
Ean) 4s aMwnMflyin^ soltwye encKM«$>i$ not In 
ttw lea^l bil ihe either cl Qmju oamfilK. 

A«itiHi, e-asy toundiefsUfldi. ^ has bottt in index 
and tve^l e>assaiv: scmdhmg Mfiich tiie 
GtcwM'ordisod T35TM9fi«imi}<Kja)5 (ack, 

dvfpa tia^ 3 tidy ^c/een sKt is saisiilt ftx 
|;f s«n Of MiMf nwnDixs. a^ecnative^ you «n 



fifoMxt hii KHrai modes, Fw ewflnpte. isfe?s 
ESCAPE 10 errtef cornmaKJ rnod*. tutn type jiow 
gofrtnsnd He»e'5 wtiefe *t sets afcttte (rstty..- 

If )«u 4f e 4 new um a! ftulMt <or SrubWo/d 
antl ra^wanA. jw wxi't Mow si *e comrnsmts 
sbA^ iwfay. So. vfhie m 5onim*td moiiit, juSt 
f)W ^LP. ant, lo^nd Mho&l, a bsl d wonwdi 
jppea; s. wtxch let you hiww wft« 10 t^Itt 14 iito 
wtiai ^ou «Mt let if^, 

lite oittHf main imdH o1 Piottat 3tt 
ddcunen!. m -ntiich- you type youf aw^cktKining 
txK)(t< CQDfiiateil tett«f or ulijtgvf r; 
^of/am iTKKte, n 'Aticlv yni can iype 



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^ 






Q 



-^^ 







ycxr atm prosnm, ther, use 

AswdiiSword 
processors, a'a tasy bj jiine 
lirgntorteettfofvtiu- 
d«cv«ncnl to It* otfief, ifotj 
caAjj$oaitaKl(BstcuH^ ^ 
Sock msflftt s set yoof m*B^; 

with irvtjiili coutfof cooes iMWt *e 
MncJe to runcfflMf m Rfotet to mJeed 
tiwy ar« in TasMflffT and 6^tnlf^d1. 

W«iner you want cMiAtoui^ pmrtg. 

Hev Lettcf QuaHy, iia^ mgjtxn.. 
hcidefs. fflotfri, p>^e iei^, miefffi$. and $oon, 
de^TKig what you want pfht«d« aj you can- in 
S^wWvdaMl Taswortj. 

f^iirfBri on ifce is fine. It is ProtSKt sflitf bI: the 
kHnisCon&ol one of the Dest CPC word 
prHessofsavatlatite. It does net tuve ail Uk fancy 



lie in «»mmcm<i 
BMMie lype Hf LP and list 



^cmmaodi of other vefsJons fc* otiier 
fomii!5, and ttoH iiot wme wth a spell 
i;hectiei or mal merige, as l*w CP/U 

HftSt the a*/« vsjson of Pro<H(t.>wi 

Tiuil malt* gp ? wgfSdfig v?»5)i3«H)f It at Ite 
M^iTMif. but ohce jiou ti3s« £one ttifoifh Ite 
hne aim te<*o»s process* rt IS tkpne. snd you can 
g«t on Mith t^fix fiiteitih. For She «tr^ fflw qgid 
■,-5u *j',« to s«r»3 en (hi} on* tii.'gS tP t* eitact], 
■ : as wl get It, Bstaus* r( offiws many 



^ 



What is a 
word 
processor 

Simp^ put: i mrd priK«f »r 
m g)arrft«d tyiKwrilfr, 

Mifll a ^ypewrilcr. the 
tymtxal 441 The key ytnt prmi. 

It whtt cofflM MA «rt pap*r. 
Yw Mivt to itt vi*rflt\)nt rifft, or 

y«i f q thrqiugfi repqi) $1 p«p*r, Owil 

b«i»vo »*at o»* iid»erti T*ii yeu either', 
I typ«t jeta applicjtian wM correttion 
fluHl all aver it wiH net gtt you the itb. A 
ward pmccifor, liAtlCi^ly. allows yeu to 4dit 
(Ctui^ifr Of Ctirrtuti any part irf tiK teict you 
want, to Hon and five ycMir Nci Mtd retrieve 

d»em Jtdln. 

WHl) a deoeni iKirtt 
prMfrtitf you oan aild 

(»nls jttirfcr«nt tlyin «f 
writliiifll, add 
enhaneemeirit tuch a* 

bold. Hello end viiderlliVB 
and ohen^e the 

4iiie of writina 
Mni so on. 

Sb, JAl a 

I word procesur 
y and throw anay 

/ dit typtwnter. 



'' 'W mrj 



In Hie 
I>«ginnin9» 

I uie fta*ej(l To urllie my trtlelet. (or M I (tart by 
bjihjng out a / iHigh artlcBe w ttie CPC, then ute 
21nJ j£l9.M hom CampurSoft] !o trsnifet H l» 
PrateirtQn my PC. I then edit it tflr a few mere 

dsfi, spell check it several thouwnd time* then 
ASCH uvii (American Stand^f ct Coda for 
InfarmaliDn InUrchanfo) It la disc, and hurtle it in 
the eencral direcii«i of AA Tdwcis. (Why don'l 
yni de the whole Hilne on )tie CPC? - >U lE^derE) 
&Kayt« latl tlmt ■ did ihat it tnt hcd all ihu 
(omputet i St f uhfir* PuWISWns; Hapey? (Doattily 
sll^ce tr*m tJie M readiers.l 



Pro-active 

P«i*#j(t^PCItf (;»/■* Cufde, j£14.9'5, exol 
pitp, by PrateKt oipert Brt Mmiv/ (*(»e ■enee 

edited, and jtill contrlbirtet to Mi titter mag. 

PCW Pha}. I3BN 0-&32-Q2S«4-e. TMf b^Ksk h 
gDCid lor tha CPC. too. Camiiut^ BooJc^hop 
Lidi bO Jacne^ Road, Tysaley, BirmtnghaiR 
BUSSAti 0121 706 6000. 



Ttit F^o(e>d FffiU fread ofll^ nwno«>l is 9 

chip,, in ^ SJHH fajiiion a$ a gainc 
canndge, aHf has to tw Ehe bef 1 of al 

the ArtB* «r?>MM. 

it Sits m a Mte bteclt. but it «« 
back c^ your Steybovd wailirtg NT you I 
cal i«on C s services. Mmf yoj. ^ 1 

(Mt^ and » ai cosss odTi. 



:!?^**?r5»-wise 






A^Ttl f 99S ABMSTKAD ACTBOiM 



CLASSIFIEDS 



15 



Reader a 




FOR SALE 



Many Airntrad Idpe ganies (or isk. Old 

Roal, EiTls Bartw, rtofthant), ftN6 OPQ. 
CPC 4£4 cokjiir ninfiilicir. 3-inChlfeC dirit. &4K 

ioys^k. bijnk tapes, discs. Pwte« (foes. Spare 

nbfion. iZOO ofM. 

Box oif 40, CPC ^rtcii tiTKs, Sit wlh |anes on 

themtec ?rOP09S9i?S3! I«^'*S>. 

Amsirad cotour CP'C5123 ^rKl loads Cil Asc 

and tape joflware. ROMi, books and hardwire, 

SAE for li^s. JohdMtWIy, 15 Sel*yn Drive, 

Hatfield, HtTstALlOWH. 

CPC464 iieylward. £30. Memcty enoansion 

££0v GA.C, £10- CdSMtle gBmei from £2. 464 

manuat £10. InTene^ted? 31 Oris^- Hguse. 

Stecki:^: Ckisc, Chelmsf«y Wood. 

BffTnuighim B37 5DG. 

CPC EMU run? Amsljid software on sn IBM-PC. 

Bequifes 366SK33. VGA. HOO. Oavio Cmtrei 

ir OH^I 2?iCl 5 itfies, Mon-Thursl, 

MaiiaziiKi: AA (561. ACU ilOi. CMA CSl 

btwfthfs, Sedwflfe; W-tf oScnpt, ^V^5teFCa^c, 

Mi:fOP«fl, OBlPAC, SCre*n Otfiigiier. All with 

msnuflfs Soo*s: Amsiirad Omn^jus. HOC $ys)**n. 

(tet^tHMi " 1942 2 1 1051 

GanWi Bjlorie, far loo marry lo mefAlon. 

Loads of 50ec la^ offers. SA£ to j'Jasdaif 

Steiivart, ApiMn Cott^^e, Afdier by BbMigMHie, 

PErttishfTePHl2eSY. 

AmttTtid CPC/tiaS and colou" moMoc witfi 

dot matrix Eirmtc!!. Irx;lud«$ f^ni Of^cs H on d$ic, 

Games intlude Lemmings. Myth, Rodlirid, Oiity 

and mixn AJm blank dues. EvSrything£100. 

«f0191372?557. 

AmsDrad 464 Plus and colour moniitor, mor« 

tha^ 50 eames. ExceJlent tondilioji. QJiiy £100- 

TfOl5M715ll6. 

ei2S Plus, i64 CPC Plus. CTM 614 coJouf 

monitof, JoysticSij, ^ames, £12C- No offers. HB 

JediinSt 59 MerrrJiage E?oad. Ddrtmciuth. Devon 

TOe 910 o 01303 S35403 

Sp*etnim shames l& saie. For fet wite bo c/a 

94 La^g^ Ro«t, hUflsAeM. Notts l%19 ^QE 

CPCfil2t cDlov, sewmJ **«; modutetor. 

R$252 snd c^ntifll iileriaces, imuse. hlittifiac«, 

2Jns4jdQ, 50-f^ g3<r«S) tapcplaryer, DFKkat^. 

DHdr«iii« ORCBaiK;. DSPascal, Sf«»fic^2. 

AA2&99, m^THHii. tMxAs, £l75u Baytiss 

* Ot 734 JS264Z 

Blank 3-indi disn. 30 for £1 5. Also MuAifKe I 
f ] 6 Jonavijn =- 01 W2 51 S773 faftsf 3^ JOprnJ. 
CPC4fi4 ftilfi Bfeen screen, monrtw. matJUBf, 
joystick, i'D copies of AA with oOisrtapes. £80 
0,M,0, » 3] SI 845 2037- 
CPC 464, colfjur mojiltftr and keytioaf et. 80 plus 
fjimes, 2 lOySticks, Id plus copies of AA. Desk 
Optional, ^'aiued si. O50 but will sell for £^50. 
Ear^in! Edwai-o Gibbi, F.air Knes, Soudhurst 
ftoad. f^itdsa. Tontifidie. Kent TNI 2 9JY. 
-» 01622 S32115. 

Games f M' SJite. All oi one t^& AV tess tfi^Ti 
£1 «acs. SA£ tor f urtJi^r details d [>an Brook, S 
eagul«y l>ive. Unmortti. Bijfy B!9aHS. 
GiHMS and PO on tapes for CPC454. Sfl£ for 
ist to Ga^rt Sir*th*rs, 1 3 MMdow Ctose, 
Coowttf, W York? S020 8t2- 
CFOSlxS witti colour nvonitior. ^.Sfnch drive, 
DMP 2G0D (Mifrief , cdsseUe filacer, software 
IPfotent, hbstefCaic etc), advcotw« ganKS> 
ItfTunit^, HiTo Quest ad more. Ms^^uinestAA 
and coverTages. manuals and botAs. £ZSO 

* 01^25 762139, 

Sflft «S i?2. User twsic ilsgsj £12. liS4tt 
vanp;^ Use]. £9, EJite Gbid (tape) £9. and 



come 
baf«r 

rrore, Kevin Heyuood IS S*cl»f Aine, Baufturjr 

Oxon 0>{l* ^C'l" 

Amlrad totou- CPC 128, (oa«ls of discAape 

sotV^dware. ROMs, books, SAE: John McNalty, 

1 5 Sei^-vn D™«. HstfteidL Herts AL 1 9NH, 

I iwhI a ROM Bwnd w4h Pti)to(taKl PraSp^, 

fl- 012&B 3^134a Ptiit^iltt imi. 

CPC 4«4 cokxr, «[ 28 cNpv DOI drive, 

mitiface 2, OKTronts wbhm memofy, manu^. 

^sn6i. £100, Guyer eMOs or pays postace. 

PW Andfturt, Steftp*s Cofflaee, KAtoSiSfi. 

HenefoHJ HR& OHO. 

CPC 464 cfllDur mtdliface D, joysteks, LBht{!«a 

AA tovefiatjfts, 43 gannes, ften Otfse 2. 

Assembler. Vienstnt. Amsdt Softwwe, 6 yurs' 

woftti of AA/ACt./ magMites, Wsf* tspes, 

ccfflfKiiKr de^, ofiginat 

p«kaging/dK umentabon. £ 1 50. 

n 0142^7 75W(Manls]- 

CPC 61 ZS colour monrtof . TV tuner, foystck. 

£150 also serious software book j and games ig 

Masterfiile. Tjswpfd, Utapii e"c. £7 eactv, 

n 01621 7S2l47anytime. 

Caires all b«KMl Drigirtais. Approii 50 on t^Cit 

and on disc. £35 togeitw . Aho avsilaW* 

sectsratef*. Pef«r « 0161 465 1854. 

43 Amstrad Accroini. 23 cover tapes, 29 AClTs 

ao<3 1 2 VJACCL's. £5a tiw lot, m makfl an offef. 

Gisry "0181806 82 34, 

Dlie And cdtMlto compiiationv'sini^ games 

ttor CPC4S4, GO BWtws. £35 tnct i»&$3. C Rees, 

«6 Hsloi Road, Md GlaAWBsn, CF40 2QW. 

CPCS128 mano, comprcJiHisne outfit. 3.5«)ch 

dnve. FDl, PfMxa. ROMs. 25«< EanvxK 

Multi"*:*. rrwMstw. moiM, RS?3? interiKe. 

p^ofessronil software, nunual^. en'sn^ £1 20 or 

separate. ECrewer v 01344 4679469. 



nr' birt tru« - if you want it, 

and get tt! The AA bargain 

lent ii open for bufln«JU. 

Cmssdet or Su>, Lee Cteary, 20 Acacia Avenue, 

Mahby Nv Rothertijm, S Voi^s S66 BOS, 

Par muilc macMnt. ^oft^are only wan:ed For 

Amstrad 6158. On Ois<:, Piease tiElp, Ctiris 

BoHas. PO Boi ICO tO Athens (Greece. 

EPtX Si««fCy«l«, orj Amstrid CPC 612S dsc, 

Wl ply C^ Or swap for one of hundreds of 

pmes fcatli;f^viape$/sjKctrum:, 

Jsnw ' 01 256 SS0557 tatter 4pntl. 

Sli»iCt^for61ES«, 

Pilricst o- 65552. (HftfUwn ireHaitd.) 

Tlw Pr*gr*rii paieftts fof Amstrad 6128, 

l,lr,.-l,(r J BuEef » 01334 4 788 J 7. 

Aniflrad manual fof DMf 3250 pnnter. 

m SftutJi, S Eifitfi fto*d, Southampfew, Harts 

S015lJFir (31703 &39918,. 



USER GROUPS 



Estjbllshied use? group. N^n^jroAt nuking. 
Siiperb ranp of Sirvices. PD, discount's, adi^icE. 
contscss. secoftd-iand handl/softv^arg. SAE to 
CCCtAAJ. Boi 131, Gen-ards Cross. Bucks SL9 
9JP*0175^Sa44?3. 



SERVICE 



FrM PDI Send d»sc/l»pe PO (not front AA 
coverl^w] kr tr«e PD. Eagfe PD, 21 Dare Bank 
Ave. &***, Cheshire Ov2 S*f . Ongma! 
soltvvaf 6 Qfelerred. Ftompi reOims. 
Fr*t soiftware! 25p 'itamfi and disc/tape to 
MaytinxMt Softnwe, 95 Humtoerslone Rtad, 
Lvton LW 96Riw1re« coverupe. lo$ srd 




ANTED 



OTHER 



Any PO softvi'sre rdisc-onfy) fw PO febrary. Will 

netum 1/4 of aD (:5fi.Tritiu[;ons. Alex, 30 (jfttstone 

Road. Matlock. Oerhys DE4 3ED. 

Elit* for Amstrad CPC *S4 cassette only. Will 

givi! you either Ikart 

Wan-iof Of Butmtfi. 

9^0^01488 6*2354 

(SprTf^pmk 

Gamftt on disci. Alio 
tape to duic copKf s 
Sihf MMinti^e games- 
Wflbuyorsw^. Ih^ve 
lots of games on dbc and 
tafjfr ei BtKhsnan, 65 
Cvr Sam Brtjw. Claytw 
Bruk, Rr«£lKH4 
PR5 aD « 620381. 
Stiti Oty, Super 
CaukSron. [>5ut?le Dragon 
1. Also sellfl!fisome 
games, tleip for 
Prehistoric 2 would be 
appreciated- Meirion 
» 01 222 709285. 
MariEiii for Amstrad 
(j-interOMPaoOO, FPauL 
ISS Murrajborn Grove. 
£driurehEHl4 2PG 
•0131 53S396&, 
Iap«» only for 464, Arty 
quantity twt mijgt be 
reasenably priced. S 
Cohnson. 60 Hcrttt 
Paiade. Sieaf-jrd tjocs, 
Wmtd on cattfttc 
£lteti>rC?C464,iGK: 
manuail. Swap 
fMeroQyest, Sp«e 



Urgent! Penpals vv^^ed. Aged Id ind ovtr. 
rA,'f. An/ compuier tytifi. Swajs games cr chat. 
Bartara. 6 Clough-jiew Doijh Road, ealiyciare, 
Co, Antrim^, N Ire^tj ST39 9EP, 



rAMSTRATATrTciN 
FREE READER AD FORM 

Wii«i| 14RI* lefriroraf WoTft t« g*f rtJ »f *4Htaftiii»g> Tctu'rv 
Ib rii« flglit place Till In H<b J«t«lli lit fh« boji lialaw - ana 
waird f« 4it« baa - and »*nd it loi Rtader Adj, ilaiifrarf 
Afffen, 30 Mwiaoirlh StT*wt. Satl> Avon Bfl 1 3BW, 

Tour noHT 

Tf>Mr addpau 



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Apftn99& AnASTRAD Acrnofii 




Itichard F«lrhurst is going 
round and round in loops 
tbts montii - professlonat 
loops, y«v underctond. 

I abayj hated phyti:i at sc^Ml - Mfticuisrty *i«e 
ifswns ii^we 9i wacher jut wjt1i«i .jn a6wl 
tfieorv norvsBp fw M miivi«. Anyoft* wtw my$e n 
lll[icveh Dl£se wiihout d^ of boredom would leao^ 
Hie classnoom witti a txjrdiig Mrvjiction flHt 
LesMDS SiKiuld S« More Fun, 

Let them suffer! 

Wen I left school, and S'^ ihis w^sed no tw a 
problem, such iiteafcsm clwiged iilo; Nol 
Let 'va suffer tks I h&d to! So you won'! 
be sdrpri^sd, aUn tbii rattier 
ro^nd^twul eitplansbw, to kaia that 
tMs month's 'Asiembty Sne' is. 
lain" osti all itwory, 

^Sttrnu, yCHj ^w hi»'w ian0)£ il 

wastfl 5*1 the ttrfuswafs to CAli a 
rcniiine ew*ry 50(h t)f » second- T»t$, 

In f£Ct, IS a H^ruci^ pfinnple ttr Myilne 
who writes pro-ams whch ,m«l*« 
rap4[3tv-upidatBd screen diS^ay. arcAiiB 

gamas, detnoB, hikI even cirtum uiilrties, 
You probably Hrniv Shat when you 5ise 
anannation on voyr CPC or te.eviswn, if s jujt an 
UluSfon; j nmriser oi! frarnn ire ^f pltytd m sue]) 
qjic k succession that ^ txan s«es thetn as 
conlinuDUS movemetif , A; wilh inco^rwiican} TVs 
and all ol^ displays on inexpens-'^^e computfts, the 
CPC disf Is^s 50 flf fiiese fremes p^ Mtonid. It 
rnakes sense, then, to scUisiie the smtwittieit anid 
most wnSiStent rate of aJiimation, to syucfirflniK 

/ou' pragrwi's op*i'at«n with pat Usnti. To 
se-rcfste 3 new pitture finery 

SOtn of i setonfl u Ktess, 
Ityou&re 
moving lar^e 
spritfi& afound 
the screen, 

*mai^ 




A plug for the gap! 



Richard Fairtiunt ii Itie author of 
RouteFSannsr, the rairte euSde, £i9.95 from 
SE-ntiiijel Software, 41 Enmore CandEns, 
East Sliean. London SW14 afif 
B-mail: CS»4RRW(Si;bninel.3c.ut 



Ap'il ^ 99& A1VISTRAO ACTION 



ui^easitila, atid a £5Kz fget^tr bfek :23 sNCiuie^ pet 

itAOf^ iyiltm IS (Vefefatjfe - i& /tm h*i* ^ n*w 

picture ev4<^' (tSher ir^n^e.. tt's ^iporltnt io h«vt a 
constac^: raie Chf diS):^, otfiefHise :tu awnatoA 
jus^t Ic6ti$ tatty. 

Vou CCtid t3a ^ CiJ this by $«f|ing iip .^ ■deiTVfil' 
as: ^Du dd la£l mcmtJi. R'sfflucfi angler, ^<a^., to 
hiivi the num pfQgram nmnoj on « iaw which 
eiKuJes 50 tmiK p«r second. Jisejf... 

Moving pictures 

1 CO tii^. vcij need to mn fjtecutirig eacts pass of 
Ow itog- *<■«!" the CJeiiPon te&m M*<h -^awf dh: 
T(TiS|e oi' eacJj frame ofi 1» Uie mociflor eat a fend 
Mint on Vie Kfsen, Fodtfuft^. the CPC 
ts cao^ie oi ?e:u^ ioc ttis, askni 
tn* f^mvt-vt c^ at tB0l9. Cau 
this, aiviJ prffi:«siin( stops 
urrtd the electron t>5a.-n i^ gl 
iifawe flyfjacii'. This. IS 
uw stage twtuwn 
^aMig (ACh trames,, 
vrfen dK bem is 
%ing tw^ ii'cni (he 
^ttom ol the sctkh 
?fi3v-nE fiiit firishrt 
<3<a»>nj; ste sfevious 
ffWT*>. re**^ te iitsrt 

next frame, 
tls^e lh«s meiJwiJ, 

CBfelui wdms and use fli Oeiay 
loo(»«n»KS yftj (*i pf*dia whets on [he scrwrt 

13» tfKtfon ueaim ts at any (Wtm * itie ejiecutw o( 
yoi* ffvsn kKc, Thrt 15 a Gcod Tivtvg-. 

Say your progifan is pnnting a sprite haSf^ay 
down itw scneen, arsd the eiectreo beam is, passing 
thii posiliwv at the time, 'I'wj are then fiiisngifli the 
graphic J ofl the icti^it j'. the ami tin** dial tlw 
electnon, b«^(n ij tirying to t^p|.ay iliem: tl^ main 
CAKC o< ftetset in Art#jt g«m«s. B«ing abie 10 p<i(M 
5JpriWi bftfor* ^e elictf an b*Bm h« to (Jrjplay 
tfi»ni av«id^ such liosighll^ «ltecta. 

This itienth's heme work 

WiVi thii '-'-ii-JtiMije. J-fcr hiiKT^n-lf k ffif tins iTiKX^Bi 

it- la hifit! i JO a: toKvirtng Sjs! ir^niji-s limer 
pfogjsm 10 f un on t S^jWj (50 l*net 
per ekjowH loop. 

Get rid -of iSw intenfijpl 
i*deiftihe'ori'jfldi'a.1i!' 
'eutines, &i<tc« fw'it not 

JiSMe that fn^tte! now, 

Ml nplKi Htctn i»ti 1 

JOOf) COtlStS&lg Oif— 

riMP 

EjLlliWt^ 

till timl 

jr Imp 

TS^SKipl/waiBfiSf 






Srame fi|rt«k («heti, W >«l 
kllOH.4>ilr««vr;<i«ice 

seonfl, cdi Uie 
timer mAne,#id 
ioot^ Afrit ia, 

^i^vrilcaTy on 
torever. ewer 
wticA the tinwr 
tiBsbil lefoantt 
the bdf der his 
timed red. Try 
adifins sofw 
codetosfcficithcj 
Hhwateyis 
ptesscd, 0( «itan (he 
Doicf Jvas reached lero. 

releasej, along witti 99S& o1 d^mos. ix« coded ii 
ttiis w4y a &e Ihait tilAltes. «$p««i4f^, «4iCli 
requve-a Vtt/f $,y$tem. The mail ikn] m 

sjjicm tD m $. h calls, dke riKine ti> niQve t)i« 
pointef xco'ttaif lo ilw us«f 's iivtut, ^ tli«n d(^ 
wytfiiii^ e(se «l weds to (fo at the iMne, svch a 
draw a ft*e vn itK nHp. 

IFs the cufttewi 

A demi^ wciu!iS ir-rCvi? it« iasMfig mtsii^e kK br 
(HK tiyte, fttHoate 3|MtM ^Mt cal itt^ mtrikiil^iiQ 

routine in: 9 loOO t^ ttliS. ^fuSittttSyifff ?»lf)ii>M Hi 

iitini^ iJestfWJ 10 be c«SM ins vtay. Homwer, 
wtrtift jflSu reach the SewH of (knd arwuiion reqw^ 
Hi ^tfftOi aod arcade g jntcs, fotiie mil eons lo DC 
uiTni itw firmw&f* - tuiscHTi 
sprite f Qutinti ars' the order 
of the dajf... 

Instead of using CALL 
^dDl$, gatne coders M 
the hardware diresffy to 
(ntl Ml vthen Irame flybdcft 
rs six! the fiffmfi«"5 flsftdsti 
interrupt, whioli carriei out tasks 
$ucb 35 tsvix^ni sanrn^ wd sound 
eener^ijon, n turned frit. Hk means you haw la 
«flSe yftjf OHft nwtiftss TO 00 txafh itiis - rwv«f 
the flwjT enwujse af las^t w^wcEasy with CPC 
technical AQrinematioit &0 (urtj to cane by itttM 
davs. ButwaSDo^weseeasaviourntfieguisBat a 



NEXT MONTHS 

(Jijng Hill 'pretttiiardr (yn, h« ^ft the 
m«4tdfle| frdme^Kd princigtte', n^jrt mtntSi 
y«u write » very itrnatevN^ eame. Y«u wiB bs 
deHeWed te k^l^w bt™ win. honesfly. urtiCti yoa 
se* hoii eemplicated S i*J thsi you u« the A* 
fteyburd ro<utin«, ai^h you can ci^jy out and 
use in aa yew hfliur« ertd««v«ire. 




199S SUIVIY 17 



# 



SMf^ey 



1 We want to find out exactly what you like and what you*d tike to see 
I in A A, Just complete and return the questionnaire. You will help 
I decide wtiat goes into AA and you could win games galore, too.... 



hings cpiH ngo rflpwEy irt ' 
l\m AA scsne SLmct so 1 

6v«iy f\iivi arid then vte I 

need to ctiecfc up an what you 

want ffom ymir maifi sourca of 

CPC-reitiied iri((ji'mation. 

TJi»S is, Ifideed, one vi ih<;5e 

nows. and. as il wero, ttienis. 

(ostfly, Btwul yflijr CPC hai>i(s. a< 

Ica&l} so ihEtt wo can make sure 
thai AA is providing yoj willi vri^al 
ytm want from 4 CpC maijsiin^, 
And, as Iho fnagEizine is fol amaitaf 
ir),an li used to be. Ii's «'i/«n mw^ 



PART 1 

WHO ARE YOU? 



|tfACKM«"« 




^pJ^*^ 



(Kig« ooufils Thai's; 
wtijr It's «tal iha! you 

mKc par! tn thiis 
survoy. 

w&r^'i ertlicerTusiil 

cnougJi, WG'ro 
1 encouiaging jreu 
I «iven further., . 
I 7>irco S4j(vey 

I fflfriiafi mil wir 

, I ilTeir sectdofs 10 
games cacd' 

! 

T*ll H wlnl yotf 
i wBHf in AA. 



1 How pfd are you?,. 



2 Are you mal^ (M) or fefnala (F)? 



3 in urtijcn Mrt of (tie coLmiry for worWJ do 
you 3ivia7 

Souih East . _ South Weal Jj 

Midfands East Angilia - ! 

WalSft _ Nortli East 

Monn vVKt Z Scotland 

^4DrtMlTt Ireland^ 

Other tpleiase specify) „ 



4 Wtiat flo ywj dcs wrti your days? 
Arayou.,.7 

At school Z] 

At oolie99/tinive«ity Z! 

At work 

Uit&iTiplC^ _ 

Retir<MJ 

Fuii'time fflotnen'father _ 

Al Har Majesty's pteasiife 



j4llT2 

MACHINE SPECIFICS 

5 Wiisrt type oS Artist rad ttaine jifltj got? 
6128 Z 664 464 _ 

6123 Pius. 'SeiPluaJ 

6 How ksig have ycu had it? 



7 Was it new or SKfiiruj'liiand and whers 
<*) you gst il frflffl? ^^ 



S Do yo^i 1134 'i[ for ariything Oih^r than 
playing gam^? f1 ydiS, pSease, specffy 



9 Kow tnany h<i<jrs <fo yot^ spend gsin^ 
your CPC jjai-wwh; Ofli av&r«ge? 



1 Q Wiiat otlHt oDtn^jtefS 4^ osnsjCes do 
yog own? 



PART 3 

SOFTWARE 

1 1 Hcsw many gamas ch} you oiwi7 
FawflfthanfO _.i 

10-30 "] 

31-507 .^ : 

51-1007 Z 

More Ihsn 100? '' 

ft Do you owt solhArare nualnly on: 
D«c7 li 

ig CMher jhan ganies what ssftwane dp you 
use re!}ularlv7 Please spocify particular 
titles 



14 Whena do yotj g$t youf software? 



vs 
about it! 

Play your part IntimAA rwoEutioti 

ird yOM (wufd vfin »om» sottwaw, too, 

Slinpty asiid your qiwitloimalres 

(or a pTiofDCOpy} ton 

F|«a^r Sorviey fkptil 1S95, 

4rnstrs(/i4clton,FiJtun Publishing, 

30 Monrnoiith Strwit, SHlh, 

Avon BA1 Z6W Itwfora 
WediVMtlQy., 26 April, 199&, 



A|jfil iyy\ 



IS 



1995 SURVEY 



aSSSA'^ 



»« 



PARTS 

COMMS 



19 Do yoj know ywtwt 'comffis' nwans? 

Ybs.'No 

i\t roc, v !D r^rnA ^our nwnnny. h» iSet 9w 

It yes. ane ^>oii imefosJOd in itm MoitnaSiin 

Soiwflnlg^ey? 



Dg ywi own any of iha (oDowino; 

McOeffl 

Comms software 

Do you iia« n wtlh y«ur CPC7 

Do yCHi use a Sfiiviee ptqvider? 

WMchT 



YestJo 

Yes'No 
VeaUo 



Of do yotx hnk up Uwougfi , . ,? 

Collflga 

wiia( (fo y4XL us« oomms tor? 



Ye&tio 

VesfNa 



PART 6 

THi MAGAZINE 

±0 How intef ested sn y«u m ihe various 
sectiqris cJ thie mag? Pt^ase jive a matfc 
ftomO-lO. 



v=t?.E:« 




PART 4 

HARD FACTS 

IS WJiicJt MMTipu!«r magazJnes tto you teiH 
reftuiaiiy? 



Potiiic 0<ifinaJn 
Fanzirws 
Handware feahjr« 

SArvoiis software (eatuf &s 
Cri4al$ and pofoes 

Reader ad* 
Ce<mpelili{iins 



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17 What (lUi^r hand^ane tih: you own: 
Disc ctriw? ._ . Cassene d*ck? . ._ 
ScanfiSf^ _ Muttifac*? L 
Printer? _ HacdiWvft? lI 
CHher (jJlease spsHty) 



TOCh^ FWTJfTli 

&ASIC tutorial 
Macfiinfi cade tuitofiais 



Ifllerwiews witb CPC jwrsonelilfes 



21 VWiat wgyld yog hKe to se* on the- 
covartaoes? 



22 WTiai wouEd vou iiKa lo i«e (eAtur«s o<i'^ 



PART 7 

ADVEKTISING. 

23 Oo you ewer order eofh'i'ane^andwa.ro 
frum ttie atJveris you see it^ AA 



NO 



24 ^i lh$ an^vy^r to 331 was 


yes. how vwu hit 


you rale ttie feife) trf se™« yijg havie 


neCflivKJ from ihe osntpanies iuvotwetf? 


Vflrygood 


u 


Good 


L 


Okay 


D 


Poor 


D 


very pMr 


D 


Commsndar 














2^ Artd JiruHy, your naine arwl address (sd 

■-•■s can serwJ ywu a prise it yog nfiol) 



1 E How much money da think you will sp^rai 

Ofi vouf CPC (hardware artd sofiwareli in the 
fWKt &i! months tesinTiai«J to The nearess 
£10)? „_____^ 



IS Are you ptantiiiAg » bvy ai^y c* the above 

in Hie nsarfutufB? It yes. $>!eas« spaeity... 



Post code 



HARDWARE 






i/jjy ^J^ 



;>d 






How do you got pictviroa from Ili« TV oi* to your CPC 
scrvon? Rkliard Wlldey U worried about your images. 



vai Mflrks by ttecddinj: tlie siignal itam 

jiny cmioositE vkfeo output ma bimv/ f 

and flwft cuisSng thii «i ■($ owfl f 

inleni3«16KRAM FfantittelheVk* I 

fends lJ»s data into rrsmoiy ksc^lior I 

il on the screen. WMe Ihe scfecn ts 
fteplay^ the fwocess B fe^eased. i 

Anything yow wont ' 

It* ViOi Lin digitise anyttwxg Ihat ~ 

gives a comiiositf? vict^ oiitpufl. So yoM 

car* hot* ufj a vtdec carnwa, VCR or Cfce«» 

Cfinrwctmg a cgnvuter via a iindeo 
c«n lead to jmertcrence. Fof the t*it HfitMli 
Ctmnec) a Gedo^ to ^ive Che correct (arm ol 
output, Oius fiftwi^ you oi mage at what woukl 
3(i««ar on ih* flm«a qn the CPC screen, 
ttNiOHSif in Amslrad re^i^ulian and colours. 

The VhI uttwdre corner n twa (grnmi; 
• Ihe p<inc«)« crte is a rne<«J <}nven system llut 
iOomii, you h) crab 



lud scrt«fl rru^fi^: 
O Ihe 3«ciMi IS a 
«er«ialRSX 

commands Itidi of t 
I tiMb)« horn BASIC 

n cofijWKtton iMh 
your orin progrMij. 

Msnyeiample 
pf ograms are 
■HJptlliwJ mth Iht 
Vidi DigAwr 
[ogerhpf flfiHi hefp 
cm1lwRS>r'vtOEn« 
you 3 (m itie^ of 
how (0 rwiittiw the 

INtcnIul d Um 

««*« f™- ri», TV. fravjhw anti alM 

<Ul4&UUtSti(twdrc. 

New resotirtions 

CkMilriHl If rt4jj(.>% ^ro iii jII ltM> (:PC/¥ rcsoiutiun!. 
To (Aliim llw bcit pKluri' use Ihe lour coinur 
MnOC I CI' itiCKMicktiiiie M(H)F ?. Cr^iTliinp. an 
vmiitrn ih MOM remwts a Mill pftture. M* 
unless yiMi liiwe a camcorder artd iriiMKi: ycj*i 
need to gi jb iltc ler^i c^d- A ini.Miv *}ti '(^eusr.''. 
un!<irluiLiit*.>ly, wort'l do. 

A MODE MfGon wUi 16 colours, jtsv. 
dQeyi'i look fiitfch ttve Ihe oiig^ irnjijt si itie 
COKufi art TOt conett AClCinfilcd iv ii Brey 
sea*!, b«l with tilt! CPC'S jMleHe it just doesff'l 
wof h untPiij you h^te. a gTieen s(:n;«i mortdflf 
where ywi effccJivsijr itaufi ?J lihades- of grE*n, 

WtiJl ytw need i5 j larRer palette. Owncis ol 
itH.' CH:. Fluids can iKM i^ahc thD line to f«^ 
yriuH s$ Ihe roftjit til toKKirs flares yni 1* 
nlensitic^ ol e^h sn^iMe cdCdu . 

Thii meanj ycm c^jft uw ej«:*4ei(t st^actn^ 
cHetts to pwn«j s«r» ol ttte best CPC art 



^^*j*^^£j3^^^i^^^«ijj^^^*^^^ I 



Fmn Ih* main »•« ^dM tan «!!«<■ ceiffii^, 

A digiitiser IS a piece ol hardv^r« Ih^t allows yoi 
to gr^ Imai^ej ff om th« television and dispt^ 
them on your comuuier screw The only 
3¥a«lat)te pictt ot etiuipment tin Ihe CPC Ihal leb 
ytXJ [y do U»i (4 the R«nbo Vidi IXgiliisf. 

Pass llie souKe 

Ori((njay r44cAM« it> 19S6 by Kwitoiil a eosl 
£l69.«tlwMliwa$an 
nsiUni ciowd pulef a( 
c«ffl|)«der slKwiS, 
Un^OrtMiUlcJy RbnutKi no 
tender inska Ihe ^itii«r 
slier selling tlic design to 
Avatv. Aw^i^ hi;. smcD 
%aK oiA ol bu^Mtess 
lewflitg a ioufce fat such 
equipmcni dfy. So. if you 
let iUtf i diKtUser 
ch«k the classitwds 
secucdi est M Q* 
lammt 4»Kh as HWCa- 
The ttdi comes, wiih 
SoAmWc In comptemenJ 
Ihe hard^gi e M()ich 
c(m*5 psciita iieaiiy * 
«i«te a Wack txs* Ihal ut^ rt,« vl Jl i» g«l 
plul!$ iMo ihc enfiaftMyi 
pMl. A ijlKjiiu lead ilren goes Injm ttif; Viijfs 
vidett »» sockijl 10 ll* wdeci ™i connecticm m the 
video or cai nc:order. h phonD leaiJ is supplied but 
i1 ii'i miisinn. becausr; yon Dtntj^hl Hut hardware 
second liiind, for csamplE, !ry elcclncal or vidGo 
Btiopr, lot replacemnnls. 



ClH»»rtMVIdl 






Iffc rti« VI il l« gn* MtMnu tns 



On n screen near yew 

QnceconriettGd. ttif: "^oftWirc beiimj images 
irilo ywr CPC M a top soroi ol sw frflmei/5«. 



A hunting yo 
v/ill go 

S«« Afn${ $nt DinoctWY iki [u^e 7 and 'tfs ^ 
smlp' on past S3 fsf tonUn^t dtt^iEs and further 
Idpas. lof tracking {Iqwn CPC-reJalsd haird- and 

BofhNBrB whlfh iBnt re?4lly ivallable. 



JMrf IrtM Vid) le vauf |M*f run wMh MKfa; 

cvcf . The iteJigit ol Ihe wjcoted Vli* Mfhwc <i 
lor Uife standvd CK palette so you met! Eo 

convert the colours mmisMy. 

U«e Ifte facilities 

lb use the Hus's fxlr^ fjtiliK-s you rrvJ acc«s. 
|h« sjtra twlurc? 3$ explained iii 'G<?lting (he 
most Mit ol yoof Pius', Afll t2. pjgc ?0, or ust 
Ihe terfific. PD. G^SIC, tl yrXi prcfi^r lu (% nmtf 
Iroin 1Ih> nfi^rammnxi! r.ide Ihe orl packa^t 
Sniof! Pkis sSiQWi iuu \o W" "" 
extra coKkjts mtii ease. 



Oo and get it! 

Smart Pllui. ii t dS fnmi Radical SdllwH-c. 
ei>T4ipli»<% C«H*ts. Bfvin(k.l( Pitid. Worlhirig. 
W«t Su*«* 6N1I 3Mfi = 0190 J 206739 
&-AS1C. PO. horn «l |»4 PO litrirlot 
Chftk MJt th* Am«*t» 0#*4t«5r W Wt* T t* 
And relevant adcf''e^m 



Next month: 

See how Ihey run... Why do you need i 
mooH? ffichard WWey KiueiSks w. 



Ap>ji lyy^ JUMts.T*tno actiqm 



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'ftJ^^BrunWard wa«d precessiitg package 
cVfMr<4vtii,«tQ(tila' for yowrseU ^^frest "^ ^ 

fll*^ -' Spell thp^Sn^ -97 

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These were the swroV^l^glifi^ir^ 

r^'tH^ DfurtWofd word j]rQi;?9S4r Tn 
14, Even 0tE3>K«IHJt *!o«U hswDcen 
hard pusliwi te prtKiwii i tjener ;^y iqs^^ j^. 

'Excellent, nptonly as a hom't'psit^^'^ 
0Lsa Hn an allv^a^d biusiivt-fs CJp3c:'t>'.''fr|ifl,^i^Ji^^ 
If^^&ApaniHing wOfdi. 

. The ercrnWArd £l(t6 Mir*. H /!0M Md^dud»JK 

• a self'Ciinlairsfrd ^.be-fl" u'll. s* ' 

• you dqa^^D^iSd^d^ip-J^i^ «wt -en dnjr ix«^(( 




If i^bH Inn and I* 
-EDuM fa* alt yi>vr»r t"^ 
ttio 'Hew l« ViHin' la«K. 




You <^4n; 

^ tSA^e^af diHTiputert. tor tumpiv (t^ 

l^B, CK:4e4. ^t& Plut. and 4$4 Ptui. 
Th&SnJrtV^fti £M« Atarit KT R>OM MAdyiTe: 
'•'cFiAcictycur Spelling at you jrg typititl u^e 

W?»t o^.cM we s.dy? BeyOFMt (rRtng you 
b«if tj» «r)i;ef niie tcwpetiewn. tiiat i»„. 




How to win 

tke BrtinWarci 

Elite Mark II 

ROM Module 

Just ariiwer ri*e QuesSion uenj*, write the 
snjwer <ni a pcsttsfd «f iwek-ol-«(i'emie(«pe 
$nd ;i4nd it (4^ War^f-niia, Anutraii Actii«n, 
30 llonmoulh Street. &a*, Auon BAl 3BW or 
e-mMJ It la a^^fumrenietco.iiii (putting 'April 
cafnpD' ifi the Eul^ect line). Your entry muM 
reach us before Wednssday, 26 Adril 199S. 
And 13» quBstimt is.. . INlrt wt*1*: 

Tfffls bnTSg and tine sTrthy (or** 
OJd gyre artd grmbTt In Wi* iiif*l» 

flilf raPTjs)' WTar firt JWr SsSre* 
Ai?tf tftB morrac rath* ftwtarjt*.' 

HOTCJ Ttt mrt M9Mnaii«n « tlw CwtdtlHtf EMv 
iM* f JHMI Ifcikfc ml KT MlMr i«nid« <)l 

C«(iO<t Bfl«*i« Si)ft»if*. la «* SSWrt. 
Udr CLKHO, Ctjett4V4A-»l. it«*j( C0^|6 H.S 

- 01295 MZW8 )9Mn-5|Klvj. 



BmnWord ROM Modules 

Immediate des|mtch on recdpt of cbeque. 



Elite RO^r Mk 2 i6j 

33,400 wv4 acMAVr- i>ti»?t>4^ 

^tv^ Hllinig' fXHdbfwi, 10 vjpmfb 1or-1i 
Hid heg^ ■ p tTJ KVfvn <Cuivv mhI b«K 

pric* indudii w' t m; pi^iv!*' mtv* 
port. Su^vlnd H 4 phf 4A ffWdiA. no 

BninWord PC £55 

nrnnW 4nd te vfy f<*;. H«« nt«t4 4I 

■noHy ri»«* r**!l;i«, Willi TDI3C (CIQ 
onlUl il tan di'ttllr 'ttd ?.!> 
<lK*i CK dim iiiqti 4n*i. 
fr^iMn, pi M &J fflfmiA. 
All I w Ira* AMUtl. 



Iftiif ROM Mk i £79 

Tit* Btvrunt^ EM* Mf^ 3 Mtl midde 
U WW i tcH i it m n i H"!* W '*■ AAA 'i 
bui tiMto «aMn i« • htg* dap vim 
4i1IK «l niMiHcy. k It m^J i H HI la 
hntM » HlAvidiiri flOMi. TlH kMik :; 
*0U ba ^ OM Inbm of fir hHiik 1 
JAJ 4 nuifdw nt flxcitifig wlifitMns- 

itrtlt « I* » 4 If e **flMr* Aft*rtr(T knAHi^ 

pood il4w bii IfH l^^ flif tn?^ 

TtM Mar% 3 ROM i:cn]ans '2^ fsfflt, 
JrHftjdlno iMjr wuilliyBnt scrip! Fcnfs, 3 

smallnr virnOni vt CHELMfH And 
CtAOTDN, and \a/^i lontu ia' ftiflttt. 

Iwnentr- 

Quotes 

'it 'S ftHMy l>fimiilr... , C^w's* mt f^e wtltsmc we/ tfiBudHness ef 
Chris Kni<|ht [ACU EdifOrJ . ACU Aj^a 1 9^1- 
aXUt iiUcieot ipff dmcitr Hifwitete..... ffie _J 

SnjnWoitt SOU is j fmtt tittHmt ftOHueV 
Rod LBHtHfn [AA EdiliHli - AA SctH 1 39? 

Tft irt lWoitf fi «iici#Ae>i(, »« ev^i^ 'J ' tKa>t pKitgm, 
but «b Jh «■? tH-mind Uamm p^i*i* ttfitetfy- ' 
Aflg«ld C<Ml. - AA M»fch 1-3^:^. 

f ^HHtaf^ni nwav*T'ifv^M'^r-fe«'*K^I3Mya#4, 

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BS The Str«E. Link Claeton. 
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PAGE PUBLISHES ,,.,... .£25 . 00 
PICTURE DISCS I & 2... £12. 50 ti.j^i.»> 
DISC-BASE . ^12 . 50 

Aut.ciBAt±<2 4J1j±<: ox-jc4)mL»iQir and illc flodcir 

HOME ACCOUNTS. ....... .JEl 5. DO 

GENERAL LEDGES 6128 . . . £30 . DO 

a . Ti- 73(IH UISU£i van lU. ......... .X3 . Utl 

c^l,i{ANl!N<; KITS tti^'^J-o^ya-aa" 
I'KnH'ri-iH C7A.UI.K ''t &<;i yc> 1 zs . ..... 

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J. 5" DISC DRTVB PACKAGE ... £79 . 9.") 

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vl t.t. nlda-uul t.rh, l*yi^. 'D^tpln-n. Dtri" twai-4T . 

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April 1 995 AfmSTttAD ACTlOM 



TECHY TIPS 



21 




*1iiC^ft** 



RUhani Fatrhu»t reintiiiu 
unxunk by heat, lrt*s ta 
ttV«rt an art oHacb, and 
proves he Is an expert «n 
PCW-CPC ««iirtecllens. 



QyEsnoNS 

AND ANSWERS 



Exciting topics 
rw. 283 

I have beta advis«t to writ* l» you to he^ me 
And a go«d Hosit manatiiutni jir^>p*n\ m die 
pufaMcditRUtn, 

Whift I fWMt i* a Pf Ofifam tti3t wn Kan^l" 
5000 ttemi, (itabatiif in a Mricif al lil#», with 
fjKititiK for stKk number, stnch quenlitY, 
stack f «crd«r level, stock «ord«r quantity, 
fnx^hjiii^ tHjinCKf r«fer«iK» r«r stjpirilen^ 
catai:«EU4 FiumtMrs tor sales p4irp<K#s, ectt 
reference and saFes reference swJ a tai>4ij4« 
fjKitily acres* ttie [Mse tw any ** the iwHs tp 
be printed in any erdef, 

I ini-i toW ttiat rf anally knows (jl «uch 3 
prpgrani rt w;u!d be Riclurd Fairliiirsi. vi. Can 

you lielp m« plea«? 
KlOlf EwfiBtf. e^r3m|r«« 

rhere's noiHi^ qwte SQ jo^luslicaled a^ a 
stoOi mjnag«mefil pnj^Fjnt «i4il^il«, Fm 
. aFrwt-WtB, the*eisone{S:tecJ(CDfi(nrfby 
Sc44l CisMfilL tKil ifS reflBy rjflier SimpkslK Iff 

rd recoMitentl usng 3 le^ tood dat^biMe: 
Asmbasell^ee page 6/ 1« your best twi Kyguhave 
1 2:$K, 4r ^^;w«fAa$c ^ <( ygg «<iiy h^ve ^K. 

1)k$ ntight be a fart gwhward n some 
eiitunstances, iv enflmpte, ivnvims vn it«n 
Irom stock n«H549les a whole t«' acl«n - but 
fstbe best yon get. 

~ Fe«i the lt««l 

A few weehi ag» my 6128 suMHily 
- $tt)pp«d iirarking. so I went dowi to Ttie 
locjl elwtiunile repair* pfaee irtwy usuaBy du 
vtd^s]- anci Ibey ch-areed me A$40 ta get it 
WWkinE aaain. 

They said Che ZSO had bigwn, iiihic-h sounds 

preitty msjor, but fine, \ can atforid swh 
repairs, Yester<Iay it did it SK*in, and 

^ ^ whert I osenetl ttie case it sure 
"^ feft pf etty hot 1 bowEft a 

^ new one, cheap, 

^ iTKHn tha 

eleii'tronics 








want Ta bother with dits again. 59 what can J do 
lo stop it luppenjng once morD? 
ScDit Robens. New South IfVailii? 



yciu etwa «ry gtwg OSCk B jour r«|Uir 

' Sitop and «kAE J4r $<«(« money |»Xh 
'^^i^bettoM thtt Orgjrtal ShO*l^f«»aff di^l 

Ui$i. iwwevtr. ii«v mteht wt be cb4(i«r jiiu«, 

Arryw^. £t| held 0( S*fl« hMl $anh paste (3«h W 
Ubfk, iCt tjOlldm lehi fr«m » et$CCrancs f hop, 
jiKilnd d bti oJ l^eat $ii4i [th^ meial p3rt wtvcb 

removes hWi Irpm eleCIrflfiiC equ^rnenll - (ly a 
«j(l$ed [ranjfofme* w Speclrwi. 

Stick (hi an (p (lie itsp of yw» ^30 ft«h (he hei< 
5H* paste lbe«g careU not to lick your fineiers, i( is 
filly (cuuq). make StJre (hat ifS nOt tCuttmB (he 
niebi()(aiTir(hipiee5^ sndwartfor thtstodry. Tfow 
(yC iiiO(*3 *en be back m M wgrkne cider. 





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p?^-^- 



tittuil Irtifnlnj^ - 

IW Cfloipurbft DIT ROM b«. 



.Only re-connect 

, Uy ilHIe t)r«ther brahft th« CAnnectdT 
on Our [fjsc drivB. thinking it msi u^les^ 
ma gavd away all our dis[:S inciuiding CP/H, 
jdohf). 1$ Iher4 a replacement -fllD of disc 
copier avaiiabte. prfiTsrably POt I have a 
lerrtiatt«r. Woidd i, ParaDOS nOM b6 a suitalilB 



4up*rtlBre. 
butlddot 



PCW 



Part 1 

1 Bccauto of tha limitation! 
ef having a easMlte player 
en my 4G4 Plut, F wai 

iMivderlng If it MouFd be 
[HSJiibie to traotf er the disc 
d-riye- from an Amttrad PCW 
3256 and plu£ it into the 
4&4 Pfus. (f M. hew could it 
be done? 

? Wi^gid it be possible to 
make the printer hom the 
PCW c«m[»lib4e with the 
464 Ptus? 

3 Would 1 nee^l to install tine 
disc drive interface Mhicti I 
think you gave tnstrucdofls 
Iw in M9J? I don't mind if a 
little H^derinj it in order, 
Jaftn Barber, ThetfonS 

: Mii Q';i i [he wrre as that 
- 3P Ansttad fD-1, so, yes, itii 

L 3SSJb*, 

Ya/M need s 5V power 
stJBfHyas ntxfK ttaugh. 

Z Soriy. rfl; PCW Hjonters are 

(Si^nt) creatures, vvdidi have 
most of tiwir outpft contnAd 

d-'ecE)y ty/ the PGVs operating 
5>'5iBfn. 'Mi«rea5 a pnr^tef 
heolied ut» to a C-PC ne«{js Do 
have a bmit-in ^agjint (a t£B it 
hff* to driw Setters and such 
be on tJte page, 
3 yes. i?eniefnber disi ywf w^ 
r-B'.-i =n FC-: etiiw^ieTt too. 




Rate at Iroitsfai^: to and 



Tether tfi$ti a iijfry4e^ed DDl-l 

wiih 46J mterfice. 

Port 2 

My dansiiter and son-iji-lawi 
run a small business from 
home usins a PCW 8356, 

I vishied them (jr 
Chrisimai. and took a tew of 
niy 61 J3 discs, heping that 
there was some way of 
gening. them working for the 
chltdf en - but no joy. 

Is there- any way I cari 
convert the word processor 
to a CPC to load a same like 
Mn no poly? 

AJsQ, I read ttie ^omms 
anicle back in JUIOS, bijt 
ttte PC SinulatOT i^ not 
applicatrie. 
George Hafes. Cchventry 



•t KW, Ml wmi Mow. 



an OffUftl -ivill b4 WiriMg os ofi 
fieir luri at thii raiel 

Wrtli regard !0 NfoiOpOly, 
and indeed any program run 
from BASIC, (he $r\$n$r rs. 
jadly, no. For example, t.citi 
would a PCW rm a COlOor CPC 

l;aio«? Nei(her is it realistic tJ 

p^^OrOi any &rgtry On the 
POT to (urn it bto 3 CPC, 

HswOuer, if yOy hawe ary 
CP/M toftwar-e oti either 
cocnpuisr - it will usually be PC 

'- SuCtI at, Ihe hiQfd-prOCSiSOr 
VD€ - it ShOuki be freely 
in;erttiang«abi& bftnte^i the 
two msihioes. Yon; might tven 
like to iri and impress upon 
your daugjiter Stiat second-harid 
OPCs 3ft very good viliue at 
,3^ OLi.".d £30 thew Mt's' 



Ap'il 191^^ JUMSTRAD JUmOM 




TECHY FORUM 









I am alio 
ttilnkin j abKwt aettine 

e<snfi«cl rt mlh my DOH 

If tfM Pretoxt ROM »tilt nwLibl«> 
horn Affl*- ew 4Ay attw HJt»pli«r? 

Do you numFntnd Itie OES ROM? IPIcise 
Mr y«, a« I want to fhow liilj to my mum.| 

li it pB^sifaia t« build your OMn ROM box? i 
fffl a very EOQil instmcti&n firihswef , altttalt(^ 
an e1«cln>nics novice. 

My final batch of questions. . . 

I Bin HiinkirrK vf Eettiiie i S.^AtKh ditc 
drive, ir g tei ParaDO^. will Ulk rttrmit SOOK? 
Which driva dn you retommcndT Wftutd if b* 
pDiiibIc ID use an Aitniga'^ <aKlamal -dftVfr a!>d 
^1 use it Idf thE Amiga? 
John HffrtswT. Hartoir 

TheiT are p^iy 8f PO 
iXKX^it fnH^dli - you COM 
' b« toe Sw«fi f«r tmtaltg tat 
Qit PD scene ii«««r cwnes up Hith 
imsh «l?*. rt (8Ci Try (he Cccrhti _. " " 

u4iM|i«i OiKr'oMdgic IX Oie ske^lty 
uw«feabiie Cfm*. AaemMm^, 
Fr^ODS on FtOMdDCS il Ibis »d 
mush, mucJi mof*. 

A ROM txjx comei with j. thcougji 

CSimectOr, ii) irSV strupV stot your 

0Ot-( in t«tmd It. PfOteJtr is s'-dl 

wjaaae.lrvOJ Software;* 0125? | 

421915). DCS IS a very fiood buy for 
GPC fiowtft! snd Bt5S* i*h6 lind using ine iiandard 
R^% io perform di$c i3peraLbn& tricky, dittwiigh 
Klvanced attn wtrn't find nwch ii» fw rl. 

Sit ParaOOSL 9nd (if you swd an *■* eove^ivei 
hstiuctwns on haw to tiu<td yntr unrrt fSM Bot tMe 

ptC JtSi>»* and on page Jl) (r*rt Cai1<;^S(in. 10 
McAtOSh Osvit, W«lp^. Glasgow G3 1 2HW 

Host SSiKii Odive are «re)tv inudiidaiiiHt 
MiouCh Vs best to eer one Mth « Side swiiiich flB It 



cede 

. yotAwtiMtolbt any of 0>•^K«^tcw«ltBpe 
iHd•n you n4flit ba puEiletf lo lind a tiny 
' — ^vn «^)i(tint sf *«» machine cod* CALL 
RLM Ailtffivttt. A carfor-eemrollM in«tu 
I wMl MtDfO C*n l^dly bs erammed mlq 
tm BtiM «{ SASIC, can n? And. ai fcHT 4w 
linrsfar tut diK nHitin*.- 

■n» C«vcrta|H) nwnu. unturpriiindfy. k 
Ictualllv *ri«on in mKhin* code, "niere'i no 
t«Mltr iMy Iff dei«« m* t*pnin*ie to*, and if 
'■^^~ fyt a M«Htit«r «wi»y. Hmmvh, dK« 
fer wanting it to tM a BASIC 



IrifEhcSO 

Hfcciosystentt 

l*OI9Sa4a3750t.P«OOS 
extern^ dnves ^g tia^iUSy Uh« s.Ai«a& 

CPC 3.&«iqti chwes. tut Uie cat*rftfleHj(lii i 
M of soUttitg tieftife If n« \ioi1<. (»t a CPC. 

^ Perplexing |Hittter 

I h^H^ghl my vyn a new, -«E-caM4gjue 
-^0- *128 PVb- He dwiHjed he mam^a 
Pfintor to JO uritfi Ote unit so tie (WF(li»«d a 
Ciiijten ASC-24 which Oistws ti>ld tH mw 
campabUe with ttte G128Plu$. 

When *« eflt itie printer heme, we realised 

that tins ea$y-$t9it disc wpjplied with the 
printer was of tfte 3-5-inch variiBly, -so we 
itecbdcd^ thai ws wmU get w add-an J.^inch 
dtic diitv«, 

Witfi Hie heap of ^nmr^ JtetNm, we decicted 
on «w wW by Siteti Softwsne, However, I dil 
cuHMt pt»y dw iittinietion dtac «i <t. Se. ny ai 
I m%lA, I am taxk wait a primer which I cent 
gettsi priifl snythlng «*«■ than the demo 
ihHri*, 4Ad toy iitJng PIP, whieh only pnmtt a* ( 
type, di^it t(^f digH 

t really do rKcd «km« atdvkie before I aiuih 
the wtata UHtid ttiin« up. 
JUAtteiL Chad** 

^"^ IdontlAie 
tDtelyni 

'tl)K,btA 

ywfdklti'i 
really need to 
bijytheS.S' 
* Inch (fee 

dr»»..,TbB 
(jasyitart 
disc ft 
intcflded iot 
IBM. 
compatible 

CPCs. 

TJtere'i na W40f itiis *« wiO wor\or your 6123 
Rds, evw if the due SOT is Bw same. HtHvevcf, 
youn be i^ssed lo Itmw Ihaft pra«b<*e (timn tar 
Plus ti *i IkI wry taiy. 

As you have ob(a<vil some succns ff«n 
CP/ITs PIP command- rt ««nii tfat tlic pomef e 
pkig^ in cornctly iinlh ihc rr^ lead. So lef s »y 
Util. yw mill. (o^'pfwiJ ttve itwiik ■HeUo vitxltf- Switdi 
l]n)Qtrpnivrand612SPte, schK^l Amifad 

pnjpwni (a* lenti eovertip* prosi-ani* 
frrm a ntKiMne code menu would b« **•■ 

Tha lohitlMi, dwn, ^ » have a BASIC 
pnigram CALUni a mscMw E«de routliie. 
Ikuily. iNs wwdd bo done etiher by loa<ini ki 
Iha machine cede rrem diic, or peUn( N: tn from 
DATA (til«m«iti. F«F nea(«W el ipi«d iM 
space, dt(Mi|ti, iho nucMcie tnk In llw 
couwtape menu H cnrtained in lh« famo lUe K 
OtseASK:. 

A BASIC propam BtuX» It Htdrci.s & 1 7Q, 
IMtfs a thert Ifm - an rf ) pccfram uidl n the 
menu, jft over by £1 ACI: u» a monttor juich as 
Hanamlto h» when Iha Vit Itn part of 
memery a. Thi* is Uta Hut place to locMe ywa- 



*• cwr •••.. •n»F> "'' H*^ 



Covertcipe 
clinic 



tK 4M, CPC (tat, «K 464 P^ 
iuwuTiM* Serio— 



^SCREEN PUMP 



Art breaker 

] havft a 464 Pluf . When I load Hie 4S4 
veriifrn o1 your covertipe pragram |A4L07) 
P^»%t^. die prA|<raiii loAd^ okAy, tMit Ihft 
screen dtflltiUMI is poor- Whin tha 
croifhairt ttit moved to tPve nnienu icons Hie 
tdtiuM bar app«ar't at the top oF the scrs^n 

but the text it unreadable- 
I bounht Ibis n a back issue. 

Campbell MeOa^eaJf. Renfrew 

The 4^4 vtr;lon, corffusir^gfy, Is mlended only lor 
original CPC 464 vKtt Afi^ tiotft ha^'t a lill 
^Dutir<( bull; mt^ ROM. ynlihe all CPCs wice. 
loKj Ihf &l?.& uffS4?ii (tN- sani» goes lof 6d4 
'jsen. &y the wjyj. and you sl^au^ be oiia>'. 



BA3JC, and type P«iP*T(f8. 'Hello wodd; The 
swtwce should aopffs' on iiw primer. You can i3o 
the sanw Wtlh *ny MNt|C(K« yoo like *nd wwd 
procfrssws lilie Proiext and TasMrd should also 
phm liBHVly to your Cfjirm. 

To ge! edecis lAe boid and itaim, ihotifih yw 
need Id selttie piinler tn^p EdUiHwnpaiible mode 
- check Ihc prinir marusl lor hw Id do Uh. Sadly, 
grajphici printn)! on Zl^tt pnnnefi, Ue your^, is 
generaty nei meS (jtertd (v by CPC pfogrjmi, w 
ytxfl have Sess lyek wth Stoo Ptc^i. Advjncetf An 
StwAo. and the like. You'll sMi lind the 3. & inch *sc 
drive useful, especnally now Uial 3j*)ch discs ue 
Ti^wi imp&ssfWe lo buy aT re^onable rales, 



jbinins the two and saving them ajt ^aHI 
__j. Vou could nrila a ipvciai routim! to- ^^SSB^ 
files in and iwa t*i*m OU* lojelhn. bwt If* 
arKuataty Easier to PE^ and ccpy out the bytei i 
mal(in.e up du> BASIC program [frorn A 17Q to 
&t9F. fgf exan^le], and dten insert dtem Ulinc 1 
deib at Ihe stirl el the machirHi coda fource Ht. ' 
Te finish Qff.yMj need I«iru1ie sure that the ' 
file in ^question if rrurfciKl si BASiC. rtot machlM j 
code. Again, you can wrhe a s,pccial profr 
foad it in and uvb it out w^ fll4rtypo 0, K ] 
^sA doing a one^Tf. thauEh. yeu mijht ai. wel 
tal:e a Sector Edfti:>f to the first sector of tiH Ha. . 
rvpCace the 02 In it» header (binary Nc] wPi 00 i 
[unpratBcted BftStC), nuUtij; uitb to decrt 
IhBtwo-fayta dwckusn at ibytat 67 nd €S 

^ YandfanS^Me^or. 



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David €rook4s buys an armful af newsprint, 
unsheathes and sharpens his scissors^, and hopes 
that th« first cut will h« the cheapest. 



Ncrdens att'^pl^ M huntQi^ than Snifine a major 
c:\vift slor* ™* * btitt ijf CPC 56)hk-sfe, 

The wa/ ah*9d ler scms time norti' has b^n mal 
order, Yflu know !h»t Sbere is an aimsance (?f Sop 
qualit)' iiwSfi|Mnd4n[ soliwAie jirciduCErs spr iftglr^g 15 
at a ramg rate, bu( liid jchj know mac you tas buy a 
*i3st rsnjte ot CPC goodies cheaply? htee a« serne 
sugfiesiKjns (0 *i«i|> i<ft flfid tie hafgams... 

A costas* iodus'ify Has gwfln up- ancund the 
SKQfleWisnd marfcel, alter all nf that is llie anty way 
youtwv e«l hoW Qt sofcware thtn so be it, 
• A<^'jntii£e; lltt fti.' 15 dirt chei9i- so tJ^sep v 
(act tfut y«u Cdulcf gjtt hold- Ol «t^ sKQct^and 
iMdgel tao« for tfte pric« c* a br«n*flewo«. Why 



Bargain 

hunters start 

here 



CampurSdlt 10 HciirTtcisli Court, Wklpirk. 

SrAfgdw G3I 7m! 

T Qi 41^54 4735 Aax 014X 2?7 4486 

King flrttiur'j Pfl(i«1n. Srymptim CirttatOj 
Brvnswiflc M, Wonhliif , Sussex 8H11 31^ 

MsTfin-$erre (d<fdiin$ » abeve) 
^0 Mtcrosystems, PO Box 24, Altfrirarcufji, 
ttorfoft HRl? IHL sj/Fajt 019S3 «3?S0 
LIAIKJ, f6 Uplindi Crfrkenr. Fsrshann, Hsnts. 

Pfll6 7S.VTr{)]3?9?34Ml 

WACd. 7 eFvritw«ed: Gi'««a. titmviStn. 
aeciido. Cfyni CH& 3JA ' 01^44 ^34942 

asn, Harrowden, 3^ Nlel4 StrMt, 
Sutton-in-difr-JsJe. Ely, Camtn CBS ZAA 
n 01353 7770C6 



• Disaffl/siaaB*: not ^'nany KOde kiww of 
dieu ivvius M VI missine. out, ^biveuer, 
ltd you. and not nmf.wt hope. 
Ms Angela too^ hjj Jtt up Uiifnr£er;«, s 
bamne^s siCtng itu^ididtf iHnKwarc and 
equipiTMitatthe toieit 0(iCKposst&te, Ansjeij, hit 
i«on a bewdM cofiHps. Stw loolnH] u, eie siSu34i«n 
cd B« ;tn« #td teciM tli9t V (ywdnwir ailb4« 
ttss not bARi r^lt^ piin Qit oriy op^ «!» 10 
gadter up lefts of secondhpndgiir ind let you dehe 
iidD ihe itvti wid oomt outwtfi 1 lurpM, 

The -servlu a br&wt. TtM « qiMiea dnersDn 
^ A* be&HJW I don't tfunk w* have esflr rsnflefted a 
sotousfe suppfer b«!oft. Out 'fftiH tfie ftecit, yaw 

nsSi ;o know. 

The servic* fs magical 

rait and friendly a* B* k«^ i'.v^tls i^rf it^-cni, 
f^hn^Srirti. So marty MflOlt ift &«; C*f fr<lffl 
(irtfcnng rt&5**ft»d Sflft*** frOffi **n4lSlS tftaf 

a serific? su<h as tfw sJiwW hdo noHntstef i to 
■gti re\ on tK« act. Vcu could tsy if is the best ehin^g 
DC happen to tht C?C m ^ear j, 
Angela h« lou ^ qf ca^wne Ksnetv w)^ 
90l». Rivry ^^ Cite O^ennBI tor £3v quite 4 
few pis:*s of Jiar#«are, 

pjrss. In short, you should 
find 3 tivim. She «v«n buyi 
iitiur unwKiwif s\h,U ie\i consi4ef 
SwailS - ) gOOtf wsy to CESjf 

irtw shc^iu ffid )et o*«s UHe 
idv«nuge oJ yaur ufnefded goodies, 

Tfiere'i mor», beta's dse ni^s a M? 
i!brafy caned Kihj fowjr'i Oemjin so ymj 
ccfjid do aR your sTcssJing si one go. 
Hewer than QiC - ihe shoftping chatnnel - 
!oo. not !*4st bKijit ifiere'i something of 
intf r«t to yogn ifl 

WitKX3, Ihat BTfennKdUi, has setuo 1 
f<tjriit! Stalf for lb oriefiitserj. 

rewtefs up #Mi down tht coijiiiiy art 
Hl^og IhemjeKi^. Wti v^MA il ?^|S 
W*'*«lSU9. it Js xbHfyd reference U? > 
EHft !W 1$ 5« BJsOe id WflOd (SK 

mafflfbfers to id 1Ji*» vxjsa io^iie sid 

hartfjyjn and plud for wanstd iCKtds . tf s 
J hi: ilk* Ms $rti3l ads ftct^ Jhat pesplft »n JU unc 
wto p"*ie wanted Mis ars reccrded au^ In J*) ti 
matt-hsc so sellers io, as WACCI Ediiof hsirtHijl . 



Paul D^rErrytiauS* SjjS, 

"He nto Wilis, talks to f* that ivss.' 
The piAfeation BBiT ilw-RUf ly S*i[ Mart) 
pra-jides an maga^sic de'XJtsd to ad'^rts. This is 
not d pure s«D(idhand fest but there is a large 
amount of claMi.led aA'erlisAmSnts wKith n^ay 
pnovicie siTt what you ire tooi(ifi| tot. st riskcuiotisiy 
qi5S^ pnces- ITS -rtiOrlJi Wkfllg 4 look. 

DoB'tbelMwl 

whal If ]«■ do<Vtii« buying lAi^ seond^uni (or 
liear of getting riMish ■! t^i^Vi hy ycur casl»?T)sert 
« a rBi( Mhen you buy u$«{l seeds Utjt i«hat you 
rece^i« has been Dlsyed jbnyi Kiiltt » ^njdi HhI it 

has becorne as ivom as Dsmon IWs tyres. 

PtenlMrs ol Ihe t«i« mifs ustr groups, WAiCCl 
and ftw Unfed Aitiitr*3 USef SfOop ftW>5}, «ii 
clam a diKPjnt On a pO!pCorri «if gOOO«S lr««i 
r«pected K?f;iss iucti i% SO Metoiysienis a« 
CaffijStfSoft. All yw nwd to «* is Sytfitfihe to 
eithtf on» af thfr clubs and sa^v %\Mk^ of moolah. 

Then, there are ttw M reader ad! {sh i^ase 
15J. The^ are free, tiiey covf r the wt»ole CPC scene, 
and becauw (hey are a section witM W you get a 
hargan- befor? yiQti e(ien sUrt Butting biro to grid. 

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